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bowl and barrel, trader joes, sprinkles cupcakes, oh my

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This weekend was a blast. It included most of my favorite things. I will just dive right in and provide mostly images and keep the words to a minimum.

bowl and barrelStarted out at Bowl & Barrel with Ryan and close friends I hadn’t seen in a while. Great food, company and fun bowling. (complete post on this place soon)

5k raceSaturday morning we were up bright and early to run the Form Follows Fitness 5K in downtown Dallas…aka my backyard with over 1,200 others. It was 35 degrees but it was still fun to run with my fiance (for the first 1.5 mi until he sprinted ahead).

FFF 5k medalI ended up winning a medal! 3rd place in my division!! (females age 20-24). Definitely didn’t expect this.

innout

After the race I wanted In-N-Out. That happens once a year. If that. So I decided to satisfy that odd craving with Ryan.

Saturday afternoon was spent shopping at Trader Joe’s. Plano has had one for a while, but this was my first trip to a TJ’s in Texas. My obsession will only heighten. And a complete post will include my favorite new items. Here’s an obvious one:

cookie butterSunday morning we went to a registry event at Crate & Barrel where they shut the store down and only allow engaged couples to shop for their registry. Plus coffee and pastries. Then it was church time, then it was Ryan building this bookcase we got off our registry. Thanks Myrna!

bookcase(hello Ryan’s argyle socks)

sprinklesThe weekend was rounded out with one of my very best friends (a bridesmaid!) sitting on the couch watching the Oscars, ordering pizza, drinking wine and eating Sprinkles.

A perfect end to a fun-filled weekend.

Add in a night of drinks and apps, getting nails done and catching up on my DVR, and I had a really jam packed weekend now that I look back on it!

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl

Shiner Ruby Redbird, veggie pizza and Starbucks Refreshers

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Greetings from Austin! I spontaneously decided to drive home and spend a few days here. Because it’s my vacation and it’s so nice to be here! Today I have snapshots of what I’ve been up to. This first one is getting some work done out on my porch with little Molly.

We also went on a 1 mile walk together. We’ve been sticking together.

As soon as I got home yesterday, I headed to our pool with my brother and enjoyed a Shiner Ruby Redbird. One of the many perks of summertime. Then we decided to make a veggie pizza. We chopped up veggies, rolled out the whole wheat dough and topped it with marinara, some light mozzarella and cheddar and dashed it with goat cheese. It turned out really well. With caprese salad on the side.

We also had a few friends over for a glass of wine.

And finally, a drink I had been wanting to try, I got it on the way to Austin. The Starbucks Refresher. I tried the very berry Hibiscus and wasn’t a huge fan.

I like that there were blackberries “muddled” in there, but the overall taste was a tad artificial.

Has anyone else tried it?

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl

Froyo, formals, cupcakes and wine

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This weekend began with the last formal on Thursday night. The DJ was awesome and we danced the night away. And had one too many beverages. Here’s a snapshot of one instance:

But hey, at least we were drinking the good stuff. Champagne + Stella.

Because of our early start to the weekend, we’ve gotten to fit in quite a few activities to celebrate the end of our college careers. Most of these activities have included food and drink.

We had froyo by the pool. Along with a venti shaken iced tea lemonade. It was a winning combo for a hot day by the pool. P.S. what is up with this 90 degree weather in Dallas in APRIL? I’m feeling it’s going to be a sweltering summer…but when is it not?

On Friday night, one of my very best friends came over and we decided to spend our evening baking. We both love to bake and quickly decided on the chocolate peanut butter filled cupcakes in my Martha Stewart cupcake cookbook. We added a chocolate ganache on top. It was a warm fluffy Reese’s peanut butter cup. So good.

Yesterday, Ryan had a BBQ by the pool. He grilled up burgers and turkey burgers, hot dogs, etc. Oh, and way too many beers were purchased.

Finally, last night dinner was at Oddfellow’s in the Bishop Arts District. I enjoyed a glass of $5 wine..better hurry over there! They are only charging $5 for select wines in order to get rid of some wines so they can release their new wines!

All in all it’s been a great “last weekend”. Tonight my older brother is coming to town and we’re going to the Rangers game!

How did you spend your weekend?

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl

Vino 100, Olivella’s and crock pot cooking

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Greetings, everyone. It’s been quite a few days without a new blog post and it was making me upset. I just want to go ahead and say, it’s not that easy getting around with only one functioning foot/leg. With that being said, this post is full of iPhone photos. Once I’m up and walking (2 weeks from today!!) I will be using my new beautiful camera much more often. So until then, we’re going to have to make due with what we’ve got.

First of all, I’m reunited with Ryan and it feels so good. I’m now back in Dallas with him and last night we were feeling some thin crust pizza..so naturally, we turned the corner and headed inside Olivella’s. A neighbor of SMU, Olivella’s has gotten national recognition for their authentic Italian thin crust pizza, complete with the big wood fire oven in the open kitchen. Because it’s such a tiny place, we took a seat at the bar. It wasn’t too loud so we got to have nice conversation, our food came out really fast and we got to learn some Italian words via their Italian dictionaries piled right next to us. We shared a pizza with arugula, tomato, mozzarella and prosciutto. It was delicious and simple, and then Ryan also had their lasagna.

Afterwards, we met up with a friend at our favorite wine bar in town, Vino 100. If you didn’t know it already, I love a good glass (or two) of wine. Malbecs, Merlots, Shiraz, you name it.. but I prefer Malbec. At Vino 100, they pride themselves on the utter quantity of under $25 bottles of wine..at least 100 of them. It’s a great, cozy spot for a night with good friends and a bottle of wine. Oh, and there’s couches next to a fireplace. I think I might just have turned into a homebody.

And finally, another foodie highlight is today’s christening of my new Crock Pot. On tonight’s menu we have a chicken and veggie Thai yellow curry. Let’s hope this turns out! I will update you all tomorrow with the finished product.

Have a great Thursday evening!

Bon appétit,

ThatFoodieGirl